Paducah 8:am looks like WOSR 1506 and GMTX 2143 will be out on today's FUPD /L513 out of Paducah WSOR is an ex SOO ex ex MILW still in orange and black now...
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Joe
jminn5702
Feb 7, 2008 1:17 am
I am new here I am a railfan who loves to watch the railroad. I am near a BNSF RR line so we get 50 to 60 trains a day. I am near a few train yards too so...
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Joe Hinson
joethephotog
Feb 8, 2008 3:22 pm
Just two to share right now. First up, we see RLCX SW900 #905 spotting some cars inside the fences at CMC Steel in Cayce, SC. I've been waiting to catch this...
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Kyrailfan666@...
icrr9792
Mar 2, 2008 1:18 pm
In a message dated 2/8/2008 10:12:48 A.M. Central Standard Time, lano@... writes: SW14 1435 still in IC colors, but owned by NRE. The unit was returning...
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jareddalbey
Mar 9, 2008 2:40 am
i know peoria and pekin union railways sw7 408 and 409 were sold sometime in the 1980s- does any one know who bought them and if they still exist...
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g g
fl3railrunner
Apr 4, 2008 12:16 pm
As you might know, there is a fairly big collection of rent-a-wrecks at waresboro near waycross. On the way back from chasing the AOE to savannah, last week, I...
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Don Riley
steamengine4450
Apr 4, 2008 9:18 pm
WOW!!! That is an interesting assortment for sure!! I am guessing with time they will rebuild them and send them out as lease units and or sell um to...
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Kyrailfan666@...
icrr9792
Apr 12, 2008 1:26 am
Just added _http://www.flickr.com/photos/25159074@N03/_ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/25159074@N03/) GMTX GP, end cab switcher & BNSF gensts all from the last...
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Kevin G. Varrato
kgvarrato
Apr 16, 2008 5:04 pm
Hi Bob, I read that you are looking for a roster for the Union Railroad. I work on the URR as a combination mainline brakeman and remote engineer. Units 1-9...
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hoswell
Apr 18, 2008 1:24 am
Hi, Kevin.. Thanks for the information. The reason I posted the original message was that I purchased a DVD featuring URR. And was trying to figure out how...
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Dan Grobe
railfire72
Apr 18, 2008 10:10 pm
Kevin Are they going to repaint any of the switchers yellow? The EJE has 3 SW's that have recently been done because of a new USS rule about all switchers...
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Kevin G. Varrato
kgvarrato
Apr 19, 2008 11:25 pm
Dan, I've heard that rumor also. None as of yet, as far as the mill switchers we have eight in traditional blue and white ends and one in green and yellow ends...
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Joe
joethephotog
May 19, 2008 4:29 pm
As a way of an update, the Lancaster and Chester has sold of 4/9s of their end cab fleet. As of this past Friday, former L&C SW1200s 97 and 98 sit in...
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Greg Nevels
nevels65
Jun 26, 2008 4:38 am
Hello everybody. My name is Greg Nevels. I just joined this group and I appreciate y'all having me. I have created an album dedicated to my favorite...
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wc2scaledude
Jul 26, 2008 7:47 pm
Caught this in north Dakota last week.. one of my favourites.. this puppy has flexicoil trucks!/Bob Menzies ...
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wc2scaledude
Jul 26, 2008 7:57 pm
shot this a couple weeks ago/Bob Menzies http://photosfromtheworkbench.fotopic.net/p52218496.html...
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G. Elems
upengineer89
Jul 26, 2008 7:58 pm
Cool an SW1 with Flexicoil trucks looks pretty good to me. Long live the SW1. Greg Elems ... From: EMDswitchers@yahoogroups.com...
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matt monson
monson2640
Jul 26, 2008 9:03 pm
Thanks Mr. Menzies for posting...These are very neat locomotives..I don't think I have ever seen a SW-1 with flexi coil trucks, and this last loco is neat...
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Bob Menzies
wc2scaledude
Jul 27, 2008 8:26 pm
EMD SW Type Switchers: LocomotivesYour welcome gentlemen!/Bob [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Dave Althaus
locomotive2506
Jul 30, 2008 2:55 am
OERM in Perris CA is refurbishing EMC SW1 SP1006 which was delivered new in 1939. Half of the cab floor has to be replaced so we ripped out some of the old...
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mononroute24@...
mononroute24
Jul 31, 2008 12:49 am
I thought they were just varnished. After time and paint, varnish will darken and harded.... Kevin A Heggi _the Northwest Indiana Railroad Preservation...
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Kyrailfan666@...
icrr9792
Jul 31, 2008 1:03 am
In a message dated 7/30/2008 7:49:18 P.M. Central Daylight Time, mononroute24@... writes: I thought they were just varnished. After time and paint,...
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LOCOMOTIVE2506@...
locomotive2506
Jul 31, 2008 4:43 am
Kevin I've looked real close and don't see any sign of varnish or even dark aged varnish. The first coat is a rust colored primer and I don't imagine they...
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Ron Hunt
fomocotrash
Jul 31, 2008 5:05 am
Just a guess but I would think it was primed and then painted with a non-slip paint, that's probably why it looks like it has sand in it. Ron (FoMo) Mustang...
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LOCOMOTIVE2506@...
locomotive2506
Aug 2, 2008 2:39 pm
I'm going to take the sample wood and put it on a vertical mill with a good sharp end mill and slowly remove the tan coating to see what is going on. Thanks...
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Zachary DeVolder
zach_309
Aug 8, 2008 10:26 pm
Could someone please tell me what these are, and what their heritage is? They look like SW900's to me. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXI0M1aIDOE ...
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Ed Cooper
edwin_c_cooper
Aug 11, 2008 8:57 pm
Yes, SW900s. The movie was filmed in British Columbia and the rail line used some SW900s....
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Ed Cooper
edwin_c_cooper
Aug 11, 2008 9:01 pm
Here is a link to the Southern British Columbia Railway http://www.trainweb.org/rosters/SRY.html . It used to be called the British Columbia Hydro Railroad...
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John Dimitrievich
loggingloco1
Aug 12, 2008 2:40 am
Dear Ed, Is this the same BC Hydro that used to run 70 tonners, some of which ended up at Weyerhauser's Springfield Oreoperation thru Marcola? Happy...
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Darren Doss
fairs2f3
Aug 21, 2008 12:28 am
Please find enclosed a show flyer for the upcoming Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Historical Society Annual Meeting in Union City, TN. The show is scheduled for October...
